Niteowl
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I feel almost confident. Almost. 
An opportunity has arisen which means that I might be able to get a short-term job working at the same place as my mum. I wouldn't actually be working with her - they need somebody to take photographs of their smaller antiques - but I'd be at the same place so I wouldn't feel so bad, it's a small business where there are no more than about 10 people working there at any time, and the best part is that I wouldn't have to go through the job interview. Short-term is also good, because I'm quite keen on applying to university next year, though I didn't quite have the confidence to do so this time round.
It would be very tough to begin with - I would be working in the warehouse with three particularly rowdy men - but it's got to be worth a go. What's the alternative? Sit around at home like I would have done making no money and leaving a big blank on my CV. I would rather put myself out of my comfort zone, make a bit of money and try to find the confidence I'll need to make sure that if I do go to university the year after, I won't make the same mistake that I made in college and I'll be able to make at least one friend.
I went there today just to get a feel for the place, and spent the entire time with my mum except for when I set up a computer for the boss and a couple of chats with her co-workers. Oh, and I used a phone even when my mum offered to do it for me! I'm not going tomorrow but I'm determined to go on Friday with a little more confidence than I did today (after all, I've met some of her co-workers now) and perhaps again next week before seeing about that job. It's not too bad a job for me either - I don't like taking photographs strictly speaking, but I was an art student, I've had to do plenty in the past.
I just hope that I haven't jinxed it by getting optimistic about it, because that's the sort of thing that happens right? For me it's more about the much-needed boost to my confidence that can only come from increased levels of interaction than the money that will only go into savings, so that's all the more reason to take this chance and make the best of it. The place is also riddled with cobwebs - a little exposure to spiders where I'm too self-conscious to leave the room because of them might also be a good thing too, but I'm a little less confident about that!
Anyway, I've got some reading to catch up on. Sorry this post was so long. Particularly if you read the lot. Night.
An opportunity has arisen which means that I might be able to get a short-term job working at the same place as my mum. I wouldn't actually be working with her - they need somebody to take photographs of their smaller antiques - but I'd be at the same place so I wouldn't feel so bad, it's a small business where there are no more than about 10 people working there at any time, and the best part is that I wouldn't have to go through the job interview. Short-term is also good, because I'm quite keen on applying to university next year, though I didn't quite have the confidence to do so this time round.
It would be very tough to begin with - I would be working in the warehouse with three particularly rowdy men - but it's got to be worth a go. What's the alternative? Sit around at home like I would have done making no money and leaving a big blank on my CV. I would rather put myself out of my comfort zone, make a bit of money and try to find the confidence I'll need to make sure that if I do go to university the year after, I won't make the same mistake that I made in college and I'll be able to make at least one friend.
I went there today just to get a feel for the place, and spent the entire time with my mum except for when I set up a computer for the boss and a couple of chats with her co-workers. Oh, and I used a phone even when my mum offered to do it for me! I'm not going tomorrow but I'm determined to go on Friday with a little more confidence than I did today (after all, I've met some of her co-workers now) and perhaps again next week before seeing about that job. It's not too bad a job for me either - I don't like taking photographs strictly speaking, but I was an art student, I've had to do plenty in the past.
I just hope that I haven't jinxed it by getting optimistic about it, because that's the sort of thing that happens right? For me it's more about the much-needed boost to my confidence that can only come from increased levels of interaction than the money that will only go into savings, so that's all the more reason to take this chance and make the best of it. The place is also riddled with cobwebs - a little exposure to spiders where I'm too self-conscious to leave the room because of them might also be a good thing too, but I'm a little less confident about that!
Anyway, I've got some reading to catch up on. Sorry this post was so long. Particularly if you read the lot. Night.
